Some providers accounted for a large portion of Medicare costs in 2012

New York drops out of inBloom, a Gates Foundation-backed effort to store data.

Some big data companies are offering faulty consumer credit reports.

Sharing data and best practices have caused dramatic savings

Ford's CEO got in some hot water after his comments about Ford cars collecting data on drivers worried some consumers. What are the emerging privacy issues we should be thinking about when it comes to new car technology.

Kids are applying to more colleges than ever, so institutions are using Big Data to figure out which students to target.

A Senate Committee hears testimony about data brokers, the companies that collect and compile info about consumers via online tracking.

Big data's where it's at in consumer analytics right now, but companies are also using anthropology and other social sciences to study us up close and personal.

The airlines have been a little slow to get into the Big Data game. But it looks like they’re moving in that direction.

Different services can be a big help in keeping a budget, but are they worth putting all your information at risk?